Category Archives: North Wales

Superb article from Anne Wade which joins many dots in Rochdale and beyond. She shows the value of unearthing abuse from years ago and the effects it is still having today. The legacy of child abuse in an English town … Continue reading →

Redaction Some court reports have had victims names redacted and some assault details redacted. This is a difficult balance – normally I would think that I should not “censor” details but on consultation with various people I have taken the … Continue reading →

KK and others v Bryn Alyn Community (Holdings) Limited v Royal And Sun Alliance plc This Supreme Court appeal is of interest to those research child sexual abuse for many reasons. Details of abusers and abuse that went on at … Continue reading →

This is the second of three applications or appeals in which Anglesea is mentioned. This was an application by Mr Taylor in a claim for damages for libel by Mr Regan, Editor of Scallywag against Mr Taylor, solicitor for Gordon … Continue reading →

The long awaited and long overdue Macur Review Report has been released redacted. Here is a pdf download from a government site somewhere [1] if it remains there, or from my wordpress blog on this link [5]. Unfortunately the Department … Continue reading →

It was reported in early August 2015 that Gordon Anglesea’s trial had been arranged for September. However the shock to most people was that it was not September 2015 but the provisional trial date was fixed for September 5, 2016. … Continue reading →

Please note that victims of abuse may be triggered by reading this information. The Sanctuary for the Abused [A] has advice on how to prevent triggers. National Association for People Abused in Childhood [B] has a freephone helpline and has … Continue reading →

Summary of Court and Court of Appeal Documents on Cathy Fox Blog Many thanks to the individuals who research these documents for the benefit of other researchers. This list is trying put a bit of structure to all that valuable … Continue reading →

[Updated 2014 Oct 7 ] The Macur Review refuses to say when the Report will be published. In an email reply on 16 May 2014, they wrote “Thank you for your email requesting confirmation of the proposed date for publication … Continue reading →